Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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Program description: A brief introduction to both the concept of mysticism as well as examples of key mystical writings from the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Participants will gain exposure to primary texts of mysticism, background and analysis of these texts from secondary sources, and theories related to the study of mysticism.

Zoom orientation meeting: Wednesday, February 19 at 5pm Istanbul time.
Program sessions: Wednesdays, February 26, March 5, March 12, and March 19 at 5pm Istanbul time.

Sessions will last 2 hours, and we will end promptly at 7pm Istanbul time. Session recordings will be available to participants following our sessions, but your participation in live Zoom sessions is essential to the success of the program.

Guest instructors will include:

Dr. James K.A. Smith, professor of philosophy at Calvin University and author of the soon-to-be-released Make Your Home in This Luminous Dark: Mysticism, Art, and the Gift of Unknowing (Yale University Press).
Dr. Seemi Ghazi (University of British Columbia).
Dr. Eitan Fishbane, assistant professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary, specialist in kabbalah and mysticism and author of The Art of Mystical Narrative: A Poetics of the Zohar (Oxford University Press).
Dr. Morgan Reed (Ph.D., Catholic University of America)
Vincent DeWeese (Ph.D. candidate, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)